Agargaon, Sher-E-Bangla Nagar

This request for expression of interest follows the General Procurement
Notice (GPN) for this project that appeared in the UN Development Business
online on 22 October 2010.

The People’s Republic of Bangladesh has received a credit from the
International Development Association (IDA), and intends to apply part of the
proceeds of this credit for payments under the contracts for Integrated
Performance Audit Consultantof Second Rural Transport Improvement Project (RTIP-II). The
project includes three components: 1) Accessibility Improvement 2)
Institutional Strengthening, Capacity Building & Governance Enhancement,
and 3) Road Safety.

The main
objectiveof this consultancy services
under this assignmentis to issue a
professional opinion on (i) the compliance of civil works under the project
with the design and technical specification; (ii) the compliance with the
Environment and Safeguards documents. The services will require both national and
international inputs.

The
Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) now invites eligible consultants
to indicate their interest in providing the services. Interested consultants
must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the
services (brochures; description of similar assignments; experience in similar
conditions; financial resources; availabilityof appropriate skills among staff; etc.).

The EOIs would be
reviewed on the basis of the following:

a.Age of firm (years
in relevant business).

b.Availability of key
professionals.

c.Turnover of the
consultant (financial resources).

d.Experience of the
firm in similar tasks/assignments (examples of past experience- similar nature
and/or complexity).

e.Experience of the
firm in other works (examples of other experience).

f.Support services of
the firm

Consultants may associate with other firms to enhance
their qualifications, and, if association, should mention whether the
association is in the form of “joint venture” or “sub-consultancy”. It is
preferable to limit the total number of firms in an association including the
Lead Firm to 4 (four).

A consulting firm will be
selected in accordance with the Quality and Cost Based Selection (QCBS)
procedures as set out in the World Bank’s Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants Under IBRD Loans And
Credits & Grants by World Bank Borrowers, January 2011.

Interested
consultants may obtain further information at the address below during office
hours. A shortlist of firms will be prepared, from the expressions of
interest, for requesting proposals for this assignment.

Expressions
of Interest must be delivered to the address below in sealed envelope on or
before 19August,
2013 duringoffice hours. Submission through e-mail will also be accepted
provided:

(i)it is
delivered by the deadlines, and

(ii)appropriate
reference is made in the subject line of the email, such as “Expression of
Interest for Integrated Performance Audit Consultant”